North America Weather and Climate Topics

DISCUSSION: As a weak area of low pressure has continued moving across areas east of the Mississippi River Valley with a strong squall (thunderstorm) line quickly moving to the east-southeast. As air parcels began to be lifted with time along a weak frontal boundary moving southeastward through the course of today, strong storms erupted and have now congealed into a lengthy bowing squall line which will continue to impact Central/Southern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Southern Alabama over the next few hours or more!